I recently began using pivot with my 6th grade students.
Pivot Stickfigure Animation is a fantastic way to introduce young students to simple stick figure animations. Students create a "story", design frames (similar to a flip book), and add each frame to the project as they proceed. You can add colorful or realistic backgrounds, change object colors, design your own objects, and add text. There are also some pre-designed objects like horses, ladders, and elephants. Once completed, the animations can be saved as .GIF files that can be viewed as animations. Some of my students took this one step further by importing the completed .gif file into
Windows Movie Maker and adding sound.
I have been using Wordle for awhile now, personally as well as in the classroom. My students create an "All About Me" wordle that becomes part of a Language Arts project. I decided to share my Holiday Wordle today. If you haven't yet checked out this great site, you will soon become addicted. It's really fun and super easy!
I recently began using pivot with my 6th grade students. Pivot Stickfigure Animation is a fantastic way to introduce young students to simple stick figure animations. Students create a "story", design frames (similar to a flip book), and add each frame to the project as they proceed. You can add colorful or realistic backgrounds, change object colors, design your own objects, and add text. There are also some pre-designed objects like horses, ladders, and elephants. Once completed, the animations can be saved as .GIF files that can be viewed as animations. Some of my students took this one step further by importing the completed .gif file into Windows Movie Maker and adding sound.
